Education

Career

I am an IT Security Professional with expertise building Identity and Access Management platforms.

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Business

Technology

Learning / Being Challenged

Day to Day

I develop and implement strategies focusing on the entitlement life-cycle and management of unstructured data across the firm. I also partner with business and technology stakeholders to provide technology solutions (tactical and strategic) to better enable the firm to meet business objectives. I manage the development and deployment of the first global windows file-share entitlement review. I present strategy, challenges, and processes to senior management and risk officers.

Skills & Qualities Beyond School

A lot of this work is centered around proving that you can do it effectively. Always be practicing your skills and learning new ones to give you an edge. There is no such thing as balance in this career, you have to learn to prioritize instead. Be willing to make sacrifices.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for everyone

My favorite quote is, "Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle." Always bring yourself to the table. You are unique and bring a new perspective to any problem, that is always valuable.

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Society in General:

"Why is she here? She probably doesn't know anything. "

Technology is a white male-dominated world. I still have to work hard to overcome this bias. I always have to prove myself, my abilities, and that I am worthy. I naturally have a very pushy and forceful attitude which enables me to challenge this status quo without too much pushback.

Challenges I Overcame

First-Generation Immigrant

First-Generation Immigrant

I'm first generation American, my familly is from the Dominican Republic and didn't care anything about computers.

Discrimination

Discrimination

I'm a minority woman in a white male dominated world and constantly feel pressure to prove myself and challenge people that doubt me.

Financial

Financial

I didn't have a lot of money growing up and my family couldn't afford a computer. I would use my friends, other family members, and computers at school to learn more.